Mozart's final and fun-filled opera, particularly so in the absence of the recitative elements symptomatic of operatic work of the era was albeit performed in parts, very much in evidence at the Royal Festival Hall last evening when The Mozart Experience of A Night Under The Stars, a charity event in aid of The Passage featured excerpts of Die Zauberflote.

A boy meets girl, girl comes to boy scene when Papagena appears to a forlorn Papageno, the latter having been encouraged by ( an unseen in the performance ) three child spirits to play his magic bells, part of the equipment of a bird catcher, in his moment of despair at presumably having lost his beloved. Thus the happy couple, united at last, stutter in astonishment in this amongst the happiest duets of the operatic repertoire.

And so in the end, a happy conclusion as girl gets boy

The soloists and performers at the musical extravaganza were ably supported by The Orion Orchestra under the direction of Toby Purser

Images from the rehearsal and concert may be found on my site at picture-u.net

A big welcome to my chill-out zone, where I talk about my enjoyment of photography, my thoughts and discoveries, my loves and view of life as I embark on my new career. I had been taking pictures for fun since my days at school. My idea of fun is people and the stories they tell. So most of my pictures are about people. It's my way of telling a story. The story about the people whose pictures I take, what they do and latterly, pictures of their pets too, which is also great fun.